Artist description Joe Hand & Jean-Ann Hand perform together and as solo artists. They're both accomplished songwriters and singers. In addition to those talents, Joe Hand produces and arranges their material and plays any instrument he can get his hands on (quite well, too), although he has been known to splurge on recording some of the best drummers he can find (as a bass player, a great drummer is a thing he just can't do without!). You'll find a variety of material from Joe and Jean-Ann here at their MP3.com site. Most of the material is from their previous 9 releases. Some tracks are from releases no longer being pressed, so you'll only find them here. Since some songs are from solo Joe, some from solo Jean-Ann and some fromJoe & Jean-Ann together, it's hard to label exactly what the music sounds like. I'll try to describe each song as accurately as possible, but just listen for yourself to get the best idea!

Music Style Christian Pop/Rock (R&B gospel & dance influences)

Musical Influences Joe: Paul Simon, Billy Joel, Michael Hedges, James Taylor Jean-Ann: Don Henley, Lyle Lovett, Carol King, Joni Mitchell, 10,000 Maniacs

Similar Artists Joe-James Taylor, Paul Simon, Billy Joel, Queen, Jars of Clay Jean-Ann: Sixpence, Jewel, Corr's

Artist History Both Joe & Jean-Ann are from secular rock/pop performance backgrounds. Joe is a graduate of Berklee College of Music and has been performing all his life. He's as comfortable playing classical piano (which he started at age 7) as he is producing his own groovy rock tracks. Jean-Ann has been performing all her life as well. She's had some musical training, vocally and on guitar and piano. However, she feels she learned her most valuable lessons in the various strange gigs she worked as a "singer/dancer/actress/model/circus performer" while coming of age as an heiress in South Florida. Joe and Jean-Ann met 7 years ago when Joe had his recording studio in South Florida and Jean-Ann's band was recording there. They found they had both music and faith in common and soon started working together. They moved to Nashville 2 years ago and love it. Jean-Ann keeps busy writing songs and finding ways to sell their music while Joe runs his new studio on Music Row while continuing to write & record lots great new music. Although a few years of heavy traveling have made them a bit road-weary, they do go out for short tours a few times a year to their favorite places (Hello New Orleans & Dallas & Birmingham!) Both solo projects and collaborative efforts are in their future plans.

Albums http://thehands.org

Additional Info Wrote and perform the theme song for the EWTN tv program "Life on the Rock"

Location Nashville, TN - USA

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